General Description

POSTING TYPE: Open, Competitive

DEPARTMENT: Law Library

HOURS: Full-time

HIRING RANGE: $67,946- $75,495/yr (Grade 107)

LOCATION: Apple Valley

UNION: None

CLOSE DATE: 4:30 p.m. on 9/23/2024

Incumbent is primarily responsible to staff a law library satellite location in the Galaxie Public Library. Services provided include assisting users in finding needed legal information, offering legal research instruction, and providing outreach to promote use of essential legal resources. Market and promote law library services. Ensure the collection of legal reference and resources is current. Related duties as assigned.

Who We Are

Dakota County is Minnesota’s third-largest county and home to more than 400,000 residents. Our motto is “Be More” and we strive every day to achieve excellence public service, with a focus on four values: Service, Integrity, People, and Innovation.

Dakota County aims to create an environment that is welcoming and inclusive of diverse people, backgrounds, and experiences. Our goal is to have a workforce that is reflective of the communities and individuals we serve. We promote an equitable and culturally aware work environment where everyone can be their authentic selves.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in Library and Informational Science,

AND

A minimum of two years experience in legal research and/or reference.

OR, an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Duties & Responsibilities

Experience working in a public library is preferred.

These examples do not include all possible tasks in this work and do not limit the assignment of related tasks in any position of this classification. Regular attendance according to the position's management approved work schedule is required for all positions.2. Provide professional instruction to customers on effective use legal resources (including court forms), library facilities, and equipment.3. Manage currency of collections and identifies trends among court users and the general public for legal information/Reviews professional literature in law librarianship to stay abreast of new resources and services.4. Provide outreach services to court users and legal researchers in the community.5. Market and promote law library services to the public.6. Primarily staffs the Law Library satellite in the Galaxie Library. Rotates regularly at the reference desk in Hasting Judicial Center Law Library7. Pursues professional development through networking and continuing legal education (CLE) opportunities.8. Assist Galaxie public librarians as needed

Conduct customer interviews to determine users' needs/requests for legal reference and legal research services.
Analyze customer's question to determine type and amount of information needed and appropriate available sources
Identify and provide legal research titles and resources to meet needs of individual users or groups· Evaluate customer's proficiency to conduct legal research using either print or online resources
Determine availability of information sought, including availability of needed resources in the Hastings law library
Evaluate customer's proficiency to determine level of instruction necessary
Determine particular legal subject matter or procedural information needed
Determine public demand for instructional materials
Inform Galaxie public librarians about basic legal resources; instruct in legal research as needed
Participate in training sessions offered by public librarians to explain public library policies and procedures
Teach legal research instruction classes to the public
Determine appropriateness of legal resources for satellite law library and the community it serves
Recommend the purchase of books, AV materials, periodicals and databases to enhance the overall law library collection
Determine need to communicate with district court staff to better serve pro se clientele
Respond to requests from the County Law Enforcement Center
Facilitate Family Court Self-Help Center sessions with pro se users and volunteer attorneys
Develop and support Law Library webpages
Develop promotional and/or instructional materials for court users, judges, court staff, and attorneys
Establish appropriate contacts to promote library materials to the community at large
Provide assistance to coworkers as needed to cover for absences.
Determine essential duties to be performed in absence of supervisor
Follow established priorities of workload distribution
Instruct public librarians to refer legal related queries to the satellite law librarian
Attends appropriate educational workshops
Contributes expertise to library, professional, and countywide committees

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 1 through 8

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities And Work Environment

Knowledge of professional law librarian, legal reference and research methods and materials.
Ability to prioritize and complete tasks and projects.
Strong service orientation and comfortable working with a diverse user population which includes the general public, judges, law clerks, government officials, and members of the bar.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of community and legal referral agencies
Ability to coordinate programs among diverse court users and professional groups.
Ability to work independently or in a team environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Dakota County welcomes and is inclusive of diverse people, backgrounds, and perspectives. The County aims to reflect the community and clients it serves and fosters an equitable and respectful working environment where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves. The work is sedentary and requires no special physical demands. The work involves minimal risks and observance of safety precautions typical of office settings. The work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office. May require occasional travel.

SELECTION PROCESS: The examination/selection process for this classification will consist of a rating of your training and experience from the application materials submitted. The top scoring candidates will be forwarded to the hiring department for further consideration.

Dakota County Employee Relations

www.co.dakota.mn.us

Main Number 651.438.4435

(contact 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday)

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Law Librarian